Robert Dowland (ca. 1591 – 1641) was an English lutenist and composer, the son of the famous lutenist and composer John Dowland. Upon the death of his father in 1626 Robert succeeded him as Royal Lutenist at the court. He published two collections of music, A Varietie of Lute Lessons and A Musical Banquet, an anthology of work by other composers including his father.

The full title of the collection is: A Musicall Banquet furnished with varietie of delicious Ayres, Collected out of the best Authors in English, French, Spanish and Italian. Composers include John Dowland, Richard Martin, Anthony Holborne, Pierre Guédron, Giulio Caccini and Robert Hales.

The ensemble consist of Rebeca Férri (Viola da gamba, flutes and basso di violin), Francesco Tomasi (Lute) and Massimiliano Dragoni (Early drums) and tenor Baltazar Zúniga.

Baltazar Zúniga is one of the foremost tenors in today’s Early Music world. He studied with a. o. Francisco Araiza and Gloria Banditelli. As a soloist he worked with important conductors like Gustav Leonhardt, Nicholas McGegan, Frans Brüggen, Ottavio Dantone, Philippe Herreweghe, Diego Fasolis and many others.